I think the TV used to be more of a "whole family" activity. I like to keep the sound down and subtitles on as a way to be considerate towards other people in the house.
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ADHD induced auditory processing disorder is why I use subtitles
I started when I had a tiny house and we had a baby.
Seems like movies especially are mixed so quiet during dialog, but get so LOUD during action sequences, that I just had to turn it down and read the dialog to catch what I miss.
As I get older and my hearing isn't as great as it once was, I find it's just helpful
I had less problems with the Irish accents in Derry Girls and The Banshees of Inisherin than I do with shows like Shadow and Bone and Carnival Row where they mumble so much. And those shows have the problem where the music and action is blasting and the dialogue is a whisper.
Also I have tried to get over my obsession with hearing every word. It used to really bug me when I missed something, but overall if you don't hear a sentence here and there you can still follow what's happening just fine. And it's not like I would remember most dialogue 10 minutes later anyway.
I'm not a native English speaker 🤷 but I always use English subtitles and wish there was an option without the [loud noises continus]
Just rewatched True Grit, this time with the subs on. It's much better that way since it's impossible to understand Jeff Bridges in that movie. I missed a lot of funny dialogue before.